[Novices] Black screen of death

[Bruce Smith]

> > > Running SuSE 9.1.  Getting complete screen lockup
> > > under two conditions.
> > > 1	When I go to the dialog box where you change
> > your
> > > screen saver.  As soon as I go to that "box", the
> > > whole screen locks up.
> > > 2	When the screen times out in its power saving
> > > whatever, the screen cannot be retreived by moving
> > the
> > > mouse, hitting keys or Cntl, Alt, return.
> > > Have to reboot to restart
> > > This started right after I changed my screen
> > saver. 
> > > How do I fix.
> > 
> > Are you using KDE or Gnome?
> > 
> > Please define "lockup".  Does the mouse most move at
> > all?
> > Does the caps-lock or num-lock light toggle when you
> > press those keys?
> > 
> > If you hold down CTRL and ALT and press BACKSPACE
> > when it's locked up,
> > does that do anything?
> > 
> I am running KDE.  In the first condition, the mouse
> locks up as soon as I bring up that screen, no matter
> where the curser is on the screen.  When the screen is
> black, who knows.  CTRL,ALT, BACKSPACE does nothing.
> Esc. does nothing. Enter does nothing.  When the
> screen is locked up, neither CAPS LOCK or NUM LOCK
> toggle the light.
> Brock

Are you current with all the latest updates?

 - BS